Reel



Dec. 5, 1939 F, SAMERDYKE 2,181,916

REEL

Filed April 29, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1 N VEN TOR ATTORNEY FRED J.SAMERDYKE Dec. 5, 1939. F, SAMERDYKE 2,181,916

REEL

Filed April 29, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VEN TOR s\ F ED A W a] R J sMERDYKE I 1 BY Ely- Mfi ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 5, 1939 PA-TENT OFFICE2,181,916 REEL Fred J. Samerdyke, Cleveland, Ohio, amino!- toIndustrial'B'ayon Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, a corporation ofDelaware Application April 29, 1936, Serial No. 76,995

13 Claims.

This invention concerns a novel form of winding reel.

More particularly, the invention relates to a winding reel comprising aplurality of sets-oi longitudinally extending interdigitating barmembers, usually, but not necessarily, two in bers is rotable about itsown axis, the individual bar members projecting at any given time arenecessarily constantly changing, resulting in the course-of any givenrevolution of the reel as a whole in the transfer from one set of barmembers to the other of the material, such, for example,

as thread or the like, wound on the reel. The

bar members of at least one set are adapted to move lengthwise of thereel while carrying the thread or the like, wherebythe thread or thelike is caused to advance lengthwise of the reel,

during rotation thereof, in a plurality of spaced,

generally helical turns.

The present invention provides a reel of the above type of cantileverconstruction, the term cantilever being intended to express the thoughtthat the reel is supported and driven from one end only.- The other endof the reel may thus be left wholly unobstructed permitting ready accessto the reel for manipulation of the material wound thereon, inspection,adjustment, etc.

' Reels of the above type may be adapted to store a relatively longlength of thread or the like in a small space in a plurality of spacedgenerally helical turns and may therefore be con- 7 veniently e ployedin the continuous processing of thread or the like. Cantilever threadstorage reels, such as that provided by the present invention, may beemployed to particular advantage for such purposes, since they lendthemselves to disposition in arrangements in which, by virtue.

of their open ended construction, threading up and other manipu ation ofthe thread or the like stored on the reels, inspection, replacement,repair, etc., are very greatly facilitated.

The cantilever reel illustrated as embodying the invention is of a typecomprising a rigid, gen-v erally cylindrical set of longitudinallyextending bar members having alternating therewith the bar members of anon-rigid generally cylindrical set of otherwise similar bar members.The bar Inasmuch as each set of bar mom-- member of the non-rigid setare connected to at least one, and preferably two or more, actuatingmembers rotatably mounted about axes laterally offset from and inclinedto the axis of the rigid set of bar members. Rotation of the 5 reelcauses thread or the like to wind on the reel, the oifset relationshipof the axes of the two sets of bar members causing the thread or thelike to be transferred from one set of bar members to the other. Thelongitudinal reciprc- 10 cating motion imparted to the bar members ofthe non-rigid set by rotation of the actuating member or members aboutinclined axes causes the thread or the like wound on the reel to advancelengthwise of the reel in a plurality of 15 spaced, generally helicalturns.

One form of reel embodying the invention is illustrated in Figure 1,which shows a longitudinal sectional elevation of the reel, the sectionbeing along line I--I of Figure 2. Figure 2 is go an end elevation ofthe reel from line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 isa plan of the reel fromline 3-3 of Figure 2, parts being broken away more clearly to show theconstruction of the reel. Figure 4 is a detail on an enlarged scale ofone form of means which may be employed for mounting the bar members ofthe non-rigid set. Figure 5 is a sectional elevation from line 5-5 ofFigure 4. Figure 6 is a sectional elevation, from line 66 of Figure 7,showing modified means for mounting the actuating members on thesupporting frame of the reel. Figure '7 is a sectional elevation of themodification of Figure G'from line 1-1 of Figure 6. Figure 8 is asectional elevation from line 8-8 of Figure 7. 85

In the drawings, like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout.

The reel shown in the drawings comprises a rigid, generally cylindricalreel member I and a non-rigid, generally cylindrical reel member 2. 40Rigid reel member I has a periphery formed of a plurality ofspaced,longitudinally extending bar members 3 with which alternate the barmembers 4 forming the periphery of non-rigid reel member 2. While reelmember I may take 46 any of various forms and may be mounted anddrivenin various ways, in the embodiment shown it comprises arigid,cage-like member 5 which embodies the. bar members 3, supported at oneend thereof by spider 6 and provided at the 60 other end with anexternal annular ring I. The latter may serve'to reinforce the bar,members 3 and may constitute a guide for the thread or the like. Thecage-like member 5 is supported at the operating end of the reelby anangular supporting member 3 fixed to the annular ring I, as

by cap-screws 9. Annular supporting member 3 i journalled on the framemember II on which the reel is mounted. The illustrated reel is drivenby a shaft I2 journalled in frame member II concentrically with annularsupporting member 8. Spider 5 of reel member I is mounted on and fixedfor rotation with the shaft l2 by key I3 and cap-bolt I4 threaded intothe end of shaft '2.

The non-rigid reel member 2 comprises a set of bar members 4 non-rigidlymounted on two actuating members I5 and I6, preferably of disklike form,rotatably supported about axes offset from and slightly inclined to theaxis of the shaft I2 and consequently to the axis of rigid real memberI. The axes of actuating members l5 and It are preferably disposed asillustrated in parallel relation to each other. In the embodiment shown,actuating members I5 and iii are rotatably mounted on frame member II,suitable means being provided to locate them in the desired position. Inthe means illustrated, ringnut I1, threaded onto frame member II andlocked into position by set-screw I 3, and bearing washer iii areprovided to retain actuating member I5 against a suitable shoulder 20 onframe member I I. If desired, suitable means such as oil grooves 2| maybe provided to'lubricate shaft I2 and the bearing surfaces on whichactuating members I5 and it are journalled.

Bar members 4 of non-rigid member 2 are nonrigidly mounted on actuatingmembers I5 and It by means providing movement in a variety of differentdirections such, for example, as the means illustrated in Figures 4 and5. In the mounting means illustrated, the corresponding bar member 4 isprovided with a slot 22 into which projects the end of pin 23 pivotallymounted therein by a pivot pin 24. If desired, the end of pin 23 may beflattened as shown to provide guiding surfaces to bear against the wallsof slot 22 in the bar member 4. The pin 23 is journalled in a suitablesleeve nut 25 threaded into the corresponding actuating member, inFigures 4 and 5 bearing reference numeral I5. By means of sleeve nut 25and head 25 on pin 23, pin 23 is maintained in the desired position withrelation to actuating member l5, being prevented from movement otherthan rotary movement about the axis of pin 23, while the bar member 4 isallowed a pivotal movement about pivot pin 24.

By the mounting means above described, each bar member 4 is permittedsubstantially universal motion with respect to actuating members I5 andIS without, however, being permitted to twist about an axis extendinglongitudinally of the bar members. Furthermore, the mounting meansillustrated provides ease of assembly of the nonrigid member, since pin23 may first be passed through sleeve nut 25 after which thecorresponding bar member 4 may be fastened to pin 23 by pivot pin 24,the bar members 4 being then fastened in the desired position onactuating members I5 and I6 by simply screwing the sleeve nuts 25 intothreaded holes provided on the periphery of the actuating members.

The reel illustrated is particularly adapted for employment in thecontinuous processing of thread or the like, particularly in the wetprocessing of thread or the like, wherein processing liquid is appliedto the thread or the like by showering the liquid on the thread or thelike from distributors disposed thereabove. Since suchprocessingliquids, as well as other processing media which may be used. may becorrossive in character, it is desirable that the reel be constructed ofmaterials and/or in a manner resistant to chemical action. This end isaccomplished in the illustrated reel, in which parts such as cage-likemember 5, annular supporting member 8, cap-screws 9, bar members 4, androtatable actuating members I5 and I5 may be formed of suitablematerial, such as synthetic resin, resistant to the action of processingmedia; while flexible sealing means, such as the bellows-like members29, 30 and 3| may be provided as indicated to enclose the interiorportions of the reel, including the bearing surfaces, etc.

The bellows-like members may be mounted in any suitable manner, such asthat shown. Member 29 is conveniently mounted on the hubs of spider 6and actuating member I5. Member 30 is similarly mounted on the hubs ofactuating members I5 and I6. Member 3i has one end thereof mounted onthe hub of actuating member l6 and the other end clamped between cagemember 5 and annular supporting member 3. The sealing means, besidesprotecting parts which might be damaged by processing medium, alsoprevent the escape from the interior of the reel of lubricants whichmight otherwise soil thread or the like wound on the reel. Furthermore,in the illustrated embodiment, the bellows-like sealing member 30extending between actuating members I5 and I6 may also serve to urgeactuating member I6 against the locating shoulder formed on frame memberII, thus aiding bar members 4 in maintaining actuating member It in thecorrect position on frame member I I. The mounting means by which thebars 4 are connected to the actuating members I5 and I6 may obviously bemade of metallic or non-metallic materials resistant to the action ofthe particular processing media employed.

In operation of the reel, rigid reel member I is rotated by shaft I2.Contact of the bar members 3 of rigid reel member I with the bar members4 of non-rigid reel member L causes the latter reel member to rotatetherewith. As shown in Figure 2, lateral displacement with respect tothe axis of rigid reel member I of the axes on which actuating membersI5 and I6 are mounted causes bar members 4 of non-rigid reel member 2 toproject outward beyond bar members 3 of rigid reel member I during partof the complete revolution of the reel. Bar members 3 of rigid reelmember I likewise project outward beyond those of non-rigid reel member2 during the other part of the revolution. Thread or the like wound onthe reel is thus transferred during the rotation of the reel from thebar members of one reel member to the bar members of the other reelmember.

The mounting of the actuating members I5 and I6 about inclined axescauses bar members 4 mounted on actuating members I5 and It to bereciprocated lengthwise of the reel, the direction of offset anddirection of inclination of these axes being so related that when saidbar members 4 of non-rigid reel member I are projected beyond the barmembers 3 of reel member I they are moved lengthwise of the reel in onedirection, while when they are withdrawn within the generallycylindrical Deriphery defined by the bar members 3 of reel member I,they are moved lengthwise of the reel in the opposite direction. Thelengthwise movement of the bar members 4 of non-rigid reel member 2produces bodily advance of the thread or the like during that portion ofthe revolution of the reel during which these bar members support thethread or the like.

The thread advancing action of the reel of the present invention igenerally similar to that of the reel shown in United States Patent No.1,983,221 to William H. Furness. It will be understood that the threador the like will move, for a given direction of rotation of the reel andfor a given direction of lateral displacement of the axes of actuatingmembers l5 and It, in a direction along the reel determined bythedirection of inclination of the axes of said actuating members 15 andI6 with respect to the axis of rigid reel member I. Further, as theamount of inclination of these axes is modified, it is obvious that thepitch or lead of the generally helical turns of .thread or the like isproportionately modified.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, for the direction ofrotation indicated by the arrow in Figure 2 the thread or the like willadvance along the reel from right to left as seen in Figures 1 and 3.This direction of advance; i. e., from the supported end of the reel tothe unsupported end, constitutes the preferred direction of advance incantilever reels; but it is, of course, obvious that by suitablemodification of the construction of the reel the thread or the likecould be caused to advance in the opposite direction.

The net effect of the operation of the reel is to cause the thread orthe like to be wound turn afterturn about the reel in substantiallyhelical form, the succession of turns meanwhile advancing bodilylengthwise of the reel. In this manner thread or the like led to thereel may be stored thereon in the form of a large number of closelyspaced turns, as many as several hundred, de pending upon the length ofthe reel.

The reel illustrated, besides having the advantages of cantileverconstruction has also the ad-,

vantage of being readily assembled and disassembled. For instance, byremoval of cap-bolt l4 and cap-screws 9, rigid reel member I may bedisassembled and cage-member 5 removed, after which, by removal of thering-nut H, the nonrigid member 2 and annular supporting member 8 may bereadily slid off the frame member II. In the assembly of the reel, theparts of nonrigid member 2 can be assembled separately and the remainderof the reel assembled in the order opposite to that above indicated.

As shown in Figures 6 to 8, inclusive, actuating members [5 and I6,indicated by broken lines, may be mounted on a sleeve member 32 mountedon the frame member Ila of the reel, being held in the desired positionthereon by set-screw 33. The frame member Ha, as shown in Figure 7, maybe provided with a cylindrical exterior on which is mounted sleevemember 32, the axis of which is offset from but parallel to the axis ofthe bore for the drive shaft l2. The sleeve member 32 may therefore beformed with external surfaces which are substantially concentric, exceptfor the inclined cylindrical bearing surfaces 34, 35 on'which arerotatably mounted actuating members [5 and Hi. It may be desirabletomount actuating members [5 and [6 on sleeve member 32 as shown in thisembodiment, since the inclined bearing surfaces 34, 35 for actuatingmembers l5 and It may be readily machined on said sleeve member 32,which may be more easily held in the machining apparatus than the framemember ll. Furthermore, it is obvious that by rotating the sleeve member32 on the external cylindrical surface of the frame member Ha,

the offset and inclined relationship of the various axes is varied andthus the amount of'pitch or lead of thehelical turns of thread on thereel correspondingly varied.

It is apparent that under suitable circumstances only one actuating.member need be provided to reciprocate the bar members of a non-rigidmember, the bar members being supported by suitable means. Furthermore,it may be possible to have both sets of bar members of the reel of anon-rigid construction in which the bar members of each set arereciprocated lengthwise of the reel by one or more actuating memberssimilar to actuating members l5 and ,16 the ofiset and inclinedrelationof the axes of rotating parts of the respective reel members beingarranged to provide a lengthwise movement of the bar members of each setinthe desired direction when said bar members are supporting the threador the like wound on the reel. It is to be understood that the abovedescribed reel is but an illustrative embodiment of the invention andthat various other embodiments may be devised and various modificationsbesides those above indicated may be made in the illussuitableexpression in the appended claims, whatever features of patentablenovelty reside in the invention.

What is claimed is:

l. A cantilever reel comprising a shaft having an unsupported end; afirst reelmember mounted about and adapted to be rotated by said shaft,said reel member having a periphery of substantially circular crosssection comprising a plurality of bar members extending longitudinallyof the reel; a frame member surround: ing said shaft for at least aportion of its length and having an unsupported end extending in thesame direction as that of said shaft; 8. second reel member supported bysaid frame member about an axis offset from the axis of revolution ofsaid first reel member, said second reel member having a periphery ofsubstantially circular cross section comprising bar members alternatingwith those of said first reel member; and means associated with saidframe member for moving the bar members of said second reel memberlengthwise thereof as said reel rotates.

2. A cantilever reel comprising a shaft having an unsupported end; afirst reel member mounted about and adapted to be rotated by said shaft,said reel member having a periphery of substantially circular crosssection comprising a plurality of bar members extending longitudinallyof the reel; a frame member surrounding said shaft for at least aportion of its length and having an unsupported end extending in thesame direction as that of said shaft; a second reel member supported bysaid frame member about an axis offset from the axis of revolution ofsaid first reel member, said second reel member having a periphery ofsubstantially circular cross section comprising bar members alternatingwith those of said first reel member; and means for moving the barmembers of said second reel member lengthwise thereof as it rotatescomprising an actuating member rotatably mounted on said frame memberabout an axis inclined to the axis of rotation of said first reelmember, said actuating member being connected to the bar members of saidsecond reel member.

3. A cantilever reel comprising a shaft having an unsupported end; afirst reel member mounted about and adapted to be rotated by said shaft,said reel member having a periphery of substantially circular crosssection comprising a plurality of bar members extending longitudinallyof the reel; a frame member surrounding said shaft for at least aportion of its length and having an unsupported end extending in thesame direction as that of the shaft; and a second reel member having aperiphery of substantially circular cross section comprising bar membersalternating with those of said first reel member, the bar members ofsaid second reel member being non-rigidly connected to a pair of spaced,parallel members each of which is rotatably mounted on said frame memberabout an axis which is offset from and inclined to the axis of rotationof said first reel member.

4. A cantilever reel comprising a frame member supported from one endonly; a rigid set of spaced, longitudinally extending bar members, whichset is substantially circular in cross section, mounted for rotationabout said frame member; a pair of spaced, parallel supporting membersrotatably mounted on said frame member about independent axes which areoffset from and inclined to the axis of rotation of said set oflongitudinally extending bar members; a nonrigid set of spaced,longitudinally extending bar members, which set is substantiallycircular in cross section, non-rigidly connected to said pair of spaced,parallel supporting members, the bar members of said non-rigid setalternating with the bar members of said rigid set to define a reelstructure one end of which is entirely unobstructed.

5. A cantilever reel comprising a frame member supported from one endonly; a first set of spaced, longitudinally extending bar members, whichset is substantially circular in cross sec- .tion, mounted for rotationabout said frame member; a pair of spaced, parallel supporting membersrotatably mounted on said frame member about independent axes which areoffset from and inclined to the axis of rotation of said first set oflongitudinally extending bar members; and a second set of spaced,longitudinal extending bar members, which set is substantially circularin cross section, non-rigidly connected to said pair of spaced, parallelsupporting members, the bar members of said second set alternating withthe bar members of said first set to define a reel structure one end ofwhich is entirely unobstructed.

6. A cantilever reel comprising a frame member supported from one endonly; a first set of spaced, longitudinally extending bar membersmounted for rotation about said frame member, said set beingsubstantially circular in cross section; a second set of spaced,longitudinally extending bar members alternately disposed with the barmembers of said first set, said set being substantially circular incross section; and means associated with said frame member forprojecting the bar members of said second set beyond the bar members ofsaid first set and reciprocating the bar members of said second setlengthwise thereof during rotation of the reel, one end of the structuredefined by said sets of bar members being entirely unobstructed.

'l. A cantilever reel comprising a frame member supported from one endonly; a first set of spaced, longitudinally extending bar membersmounted for rotation about said frame member, said set beingsubstantially circular in cross section; a second set of spaced,longitudinally extending bar members alternately disposed with the barmembers of said first set, said set being substantially circular incross section; and means for rotatably supporting said second set of barmembers from said frame members about an axis offset from the axis ofrotation of said first set and reciprocating the bar members of saidsecond set lengthwise thereof during rotation of the reel, one end ofthe structure defined by said sets of bar members being entirelyunobstructed.

8. A cantilever reel comprising a frame member supported from one endonly; a rigid set of spaced, longitudinally extending bar memberssurrounding said frame member, said set being substantially circular incross section; two spaced members rotatably supporting said rigid set oflongitudinally extending bar members; two spaced, parallel supportingmembers rotatably mounted on said frame member about independent axeswhich are offset from and inclined to .the axis of rotation of saidrigid set of bar members, said spaced, parallel supporting members beingdisposed between the members supporting said rigid set of longitudinallyextending bar members; and, non-rigidly connected to said spaced,parallel supporting members, a non-rigid.

set of spaced, longitudinally extending bar members, alternating withthe bar members of said rigid set, said set being substantially circularin cross section.

9. A cantilever reel comprising a frame member supported from one endonly; a projecting shaft journalled in said frame member having its freeend in proximity to the free end of said frame member; two interleavedsets of spaced, longitudinally extending bar members surrounding saidframe member and supported therefrom, each of said sets beingsubstantially circular in cross section; means for reciprocating the barmembers of at least one of said sets lengthwise thereof during rotationof the reel; and means for rotating said sets of longitudinallyextending bar members from the free end of said shaft.

10. A cantilever reel comprising a longitudinally extending frame memberand, surrounding and supported from said frame member, two interleavedsets of longitudinally extending bar members, each of said sets of barmembers being substantially circular in cross section, the bar membersof at least one of said sets being nonrigidly connected to a rotatablemember mounted about an axis inclined to the axis of the reel, and oneend of the structure defined by said sets of bar members beingunobstructed by supporting means for said sets of bar members.

11. A cantilever reel comprising a stationary, longitudinally projectingframe member which is supported at one end only thereof and whichextends throughout the major portion of the length of the reel; twointerleaved sets of spaced, longitudinally extending bar members,surrounding and rotatably supported from said frame member, each of saidsets being substantially circular in cross section; and means associatedwith said frame member for causing the bar members of said sets tocooperate to advance lengthwise thereof material wound about said sets,one end of the structure defined by said sets of bar members beingunobstructed by supporting means for said sets of bar members.

12. A cantilever reel comprising a stationary, longitudinally projectingframe member which is supported at one end only thereof and whichextends throughout the major portion of the length of the reel; twointerleaved sets of spaced, longitudinally extending bar memberssurrounding said frame member, eachof said sets being substantiallycircular in cross section; and means leaving unobstructed 'one end ofthe structure defined by said sets of bar members rotatably supportingeach of said sets of bar members from said frame member at points spacedlongitudinally of the reel, said supporting m'eans operating to causethe bar members of said sets to cooperate to advance lengthwise thereofmaterial wound about said sets of bar members.

13. A rigid reel member constituting one element of a cantileverthread-advancing reel comprising a set of spaced, parallel,longitudinally extending bar members, said set being substantiallycircular in cross section; a reinforcing member substantially closingthe end of said set of bar members rigidly fixed to the bar members ofsaid set at one end thereof, the external diameter of said reinforcingmember being no greater than the diameter at said end of the peripheryof said set; and an annular member rigidly fixed to said bar members atthe other end of said set, the internal diameter of said annular memberbeing at least as great as the diameter at said end of the peripherydefined by the bar members of said set.

FRED J. SAMERDYKE..

CERTIFICATE or CORRECTION;

Patent No. 2,181,916. December 5, 1959.

-J. SAMERDYKE. 7

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specificationof the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 1second column, line 1 for the word "member" read members; line 55, for"angular" read annular; page 5, second column, line 11;, after thereference numeral "16" insert a comma; page first column, line 27, claim1],, after "said" insert rigid; same page, second column,- line 6,claim7, for "frame members" read frame member; and that the said LettersPatent should be read with this correction therein-that the same mayconform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 30th day of January, A. D. 1914.0.

Henry Van Arsdale, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patients.

